Perfect Ten: The MMOs with the most unclear futures in 2017
A little while back, I took a look at the healthiest games in the MMO space at this time. That was a nice, uplifting...
Palmer Luckey took the stand in the ZeniMax/Oculus lawsuit
The lawsuit between Oculus and ZeniMax Studios is a complex one, but you knew that the person behind the genesis of Oculus and the...
Blizzard defeats Bossland bot-maker in German supreme court ruling
Score one for Blizzard: The gaming giant managed a win in its long struggle against German bot-maker and plague-on-honest-gaming Bossland GmbH.
The German Federal Court...
Warface is bringing on a new publisher in February
Starting in February, online shooter Warface will have a new company at its back. Crytek announced yesterday that My.com will take over publishing duties...
Jack Emmert is answering DCUO questions on Twitch right now
Daybreak has not had the best couple of weeks. No, wait, let me start over. Daybreak has not had the best couple of years....
Closers Online shuts down in Japan, moves over to Taiwan
As of today, Closers Online is, um, closed in Japan. SEGA has shut down the game's servers and is handing all operations of the...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 100: The nesting instinct in Elder Scrolls Online
Justin and Larry discuss Elder Scrolls Online housing, ARK, The Repopulation, the Switch, Nostalrius, HeroWarz, Pathfinder, and Star Trek Online.
MMO lockboxes, keys, and booster packs: Gambling or gaming?
Lockboxes have become a hot topic over the last couple of years. Last month, both our writers and readers crowned SWTOR worst business model of...
Conan Exiles clarifies PvE and PvP rulesets, server wipes
Last week, Funcom explained that Conan Exiles will have multiple rulesets for PvE and PvP: purist, relaxed, hardcore, roleplay, experimental, and random, in official...
The Repopulation’s new owners say pay-to-win is off the table
Still reeling over the news that The Repopulation has been acquired by Idea Fabrik and will launch in Hero Engine later this quarter after...
The Exiled will hit Steam early access on February 23 with seven-day trial, supporter packs
The Exiled is headed to Steam early access on February 23rd, Fairytale Distillery has announced. The early access launch follows a round of closed alpha...
Rovio opens London-based MMO studio with a new IP
Angry Birds creator Rovio is branching out into the MMO market. The company announced that it has opened a new studio in London devoted to...
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg will testify in ZeniMax VR trial today
The stakes are high -- $2 billion dollars high -- for the outcome of the ongoing ZeniMax vs. Facebook trial, in which the former...
Leaderboard: Did you participate in Crowfall’s equity crowdfunding raise?
Finishing up today is Crowfall's Indiegogo-based equity crowdfunding campaign, one of the first games and MMORPGs to take advantage of new 2016 laws that...
The Daily Grind: Will you give The Repopulation another chance?
The after-hours Friday revelation that The Repopulation is relaunching early this year took a lot of our readers by surprise. The much-wanted sandbox MMORPGÂ had...
Make My MMO: The Repopulation’s new owner, Shards Online’s alpha (January 14, 2017)
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, Above & Beyond announced that Hero Engine company Idea Fabrik has acquired all rights to its indie sci-fi sandbox...
Pathfinder Online in talks with anonymous ‘game agency’ for further development
Saying that 2016 was a year of "exciting promises" and "disappointing letdowns" for Pathfinder Online, Goblinworks Acting CEO Lisa Stevens said that she's trying a...
The Repopulation will relaunch in Q1 2017, now owned by Idea Fabrik
"Great News! The Repopulation is coming back!" -- or so said a hastily deleted tweet from Idea Fabrik last night, which you might have...
Betawatch: Project Gorgon gears up with high-level content (January 13, 2017)
Is it fair to call Project Gorgon a spiritual successor to Asheron's Call? I'm going to go with yes, which means that this year...
Conan Exiles details custom servers, mods, and rulesets
Funcom announced today that it's teamed up with web hosting service Pingperfect both to host Conan Exiles' official servers for Funcom and to offer...
